Combination staple-puller and wire-splicer.



J. JOHNSTON.

COMBINATION STAPLE FULLER AND WIRE SPLICER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 7. 1918.

Patented Sept. 10, 1918.

JOHN JOHNSTQN,

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rumors, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF TO Tom/IAN or ANNAWAN, ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters Yatent.

application filed March 7, 1918.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that citizen of the United States,

I, .l'orrn Jorrnsron, a residing at Annawan, in the county of Henry and State of Illinois, have inv ful Combination Splicer, of which cation.

The device ented a new and use- Staple-Puller and Wirethe following is a specififorming the subject matter of this application is a wire stretcher or splice'r embodying, as incidental features, means whereby staples be pulled, .rods

threaded, nuts manipulated, screws driven,

.and the like.

The invention aims to provide a knockdown wire stretcher by knock-down 'be taken apart and pass, when not in use,

such that when the c structure are assemb exercise its function.

It is within the provinc to improve generally utility of devices of th n'esent invention appe.w

With the above and th which will appear a .ceeds, the invention resides in the of novel -form, meaning that the structure may housed in small com-- the construction being onstituent parts of the led, the stretcher will the disclosure in enhance the pc to which the er objects in view s the description procombination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being precise embodiment of the disclosed can changes in the invent-ion herein understood that be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings 1- Figure 1 shows in top plan,

a device constructed in accordance with the present 1n-- vention,

the same being shownin connection with a pair of wires which are to be stretched or spliced;

Fig. 2 is a side elev hereinafter claimed;

Fig. 8 is an end el ation of the implement ovation of the crank;

Fig. 4 is a top plan showing a portion 0 the crank;

Fig. 5 is afragm ental elevation of the crank, wherein parts are broken away and sectioned; and

Fig. 6 is a cross se mately' on theline 6-46 of Fig. 5, distant parts being omitted.

Fig. 7 isa perspe tion. taken approxictive view illustrating securely,

-ZPULLEE AND NIRE-SPLICER.

the operation of the device when the same is used to pull a staple.

In carrying .out the present invention there is provided a crank 1 including a handie 2 and an arm 3 having an offset end 4 terminating in a transverse eye 5, there being ashoulde'r 6 at the inner extremity of the end 4 and where the latter part connects with the arm 3.. Adjacent the shoulder 6, the end 4 is broadened as shown at 7 to receive a recess 8 which tapers toward the eye 5, the recess being concaved in cross section, as shown at 9 in Fig. 6.

The invention comprises an extension 10 including a shank 11 provided adjacent one end with a wire receiving opening 12 am provided at its other end with a transverse head 14 havinga point 15 of tapered form,

The numerals 16 and 17 denotes apair of wires which are to be drawn together and spliced. A loop 18 is fashioned thewire 16, a loop 19 being formed -in theiavire 17. The numeral 20 marks a strand of wire, one end of which is fashioned into a' loop '21 coacting with the loop 19- of the wire 17. The extension 10 is placed on the top of the loop 18 and the free end wire is passed through the opening 12, as. shown at 22. The point 15 of the head 14 is received in the eye 5, the head resting on the end 4 of the arm 3. The butt end of the head 14 is engaged behind the shoulder 6 and fits in the recess 8. In this way, the extension 10 is assembled with the crank 1 or holding means of any sort, other than those integral parts of the elements 1 and 10 which have been I The extension 10 may now be rotated by means of the crank2, whereupon the strand 20 of wirewill be wrappedaround the shank 11 of the extension, the loops 19 and 18 being drawn together, and the wires 16 and 1? being tightened. After the wires 16 and-1'7 have been drawn together to the desired extent, the crank 1 is detached from the extension 10, and the extension 10 is swung around in a direction at right angles to the strand 20, the portion of the strand which has been wrapped around the shank 11 being'now unwrapped from the shank and being twisted around the strand cedure above outlined, wires 17 and 16 will be drawn. together and spliced. The splicof the strand 2() of described hereinbefore.

20. By the pro-.

but without employing clamping ing and tightening operation may be carried out in a ditferentmanner, if desired, but the tool forming the subject matter of this application will be found to be of peculiar utility in connection with the specific method of splicing above described.

Tlie'extension 10 preferably is in the form of a hammer, the shank 11 being supplied at one end with a claw whereby nails may be drawn. The shank 11 is provided with a rectangular opening 23, so that the member 10 may be used a wrench if desired. Further, the shank 11 may be supplied with thread cutters The point 15 of the head 14' may be used for withdrawing a staple S from a post P as shown in Fig. 7, and the butt end of the head 14 comes into operation when the member 10 is used as a hammer. If desired, the extremity of the handle 2 of the crank 1 may be fashioned into a screw driver 26'.

Owing to the fact that the point 15 is tapered and is received in the eye 5, and since the butt end of the head 1 is engaged behind the shoulder 6 and is received in the recess 8, the crank, l is connected with the extension 10 securely but detachably, it being possible to rotate the extension 10 by means of the crank 1 and it being equally possible, to separate these parts without difficulty, and without resorting to the use of tools of any kind. When the tapered point 15 is received and wedged in the eye 5, and when the butt end of the head 14- coiiperates with the -shoulder 6 and the recess 8, the parts may be manipulated substantially as one piece, but

. they may be separated without difficulty if proper relative movement between them, with. this specific end in view, is brought about.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A knock-down wire stretcher compris ing a crank embodying an arm provided at one end with a transverse eye; and an extension including a shank having wire engaging means and provided with a transverse head having a point, the shank being disposed substantially at right angles to the arm, the head being supportedon the arm, and the point being received in theeye.

2. A knock-down wire stretcher comprising a. crank embodying an arm provided at one end with a transverse eye; and an eX- tension ,including a, shank having wire engaging-means and provided with a. transverse head having a point at one end, the shank being disposed substantially at right 'hngles to the arm, the head being supported on the arm, the point being received in the eye, and the arm having a shoulder behind which the other end of the head is received.

8'. A knock-down wire stretcher comprising a crank embodying an arm provided at one end with a transverse eye; and an eaten sion including a shank having wire engaging means and provided with a transverse head having a point at one end, the shank being disposed substantially at right angles to the arm, the head being supported on the arm, the point being received in the eye, and the arm having a longitudinal recess wherein the other end of the head is received.

4. A-knock-down wire stretcher comprising a crank embodying an arm provided at one end with a transverse eye; and an eXtension including a shank having Wire engaging means and provided with a transverse head having a point at one end, the shank being disposed substantially at right angles to the arm, the head being supported on the arm, the point being received in the eye, the arm having a shoulder behind which the other end of the head is received, the arm being provided with a longitudinal recess located adjacent the shoulder, and the other end of the head fitting laterally into the recess.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, 1 have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN JOHNSTON.

Witnesses D. J. HOLZINGER, G. A. Honzmonn. 

